Really? And exactly nhow was evidence entered and proved. By what standard?
Can one man completely jeopardize a mission in a unit the size of Lakin’s?
Why not have every person in Lakin’s unit, and the unit of the left and the unit on the right testify as well? Surely there was some ripple effect fo injustice suffered.
Where does the ripple effect end?
Major Dobson incriminated himself—he was not ready for duty, nor was he ready to handle a mass casualty situation. If Major Dobson was not ready, or did not remember his training(for surely he had trained for just this eventuality) he was not the right man for the mission.
So who takes responsiblity for that?
That is not Lakin’s fault.
There is such a thing as redundancy in the military, even at Lakin’s level.
The "evidence" was entered as witness testimony. They jury panel can weigh the witnesses credibility themselves, just like it works in ANY criminal trial - civilian or military.
"Can one man completely jeopardize a mission in a unit the size of Lakin’s?"
Again, that's up to the jury panel to weigh. They're all 0-6s, so my guess is that they'll say yes.
"Why not have every person in Lakin’s unit, and the unit of the left and the unit on the right testify as well? Surely there was some ripple effect fo injustice suffered."
Why? It's seems the damage was enough from just the few witness the government did call. Defense had an opportunity to rebut, and could have called virtually anyone they wished.
"Major Dobson incriminated himself—he was not ready for duty, nor was he ready to handle a mass casualty situation. If Major Dobson was not ready, or did not remember his training(for surely he had trained for just this eventuality) he was not the right man for the mission."
To borrow a quote from Don Rumsfeld, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you wish you had.
The reason Dobson wasn't prepared is precisely because Lakin's last-minute exit did not allow him the requisite time to prepare. This isn't Dobson's fault, it's Lakin's. Lakin trained for this assignment. Command was counting him to deploy. Whatever the inadequacies of mission capability may have been, they are the direct result of Lakin's actions and no one else's.